Samuel West News

Winners Announced For The Hearts For The Arts Awards 2022

by Stephi Wild — February 14, 2022

The winners have been announced for the annual National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2022.

Hearts For The Arts 2022 Shortlist And Celebrity Judges Announced

by Stephi Wild — January 14, 2022

The shortlist has been announced for the National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2022.

MOULIN ROUGE! Leads January's Top 10 New London Shows

by Marianka Swain — January 4, 2022

Though hardly an ideal start to the new theatrical year, we want to applaud all of the incredible casts, creatives, backstage and front-of-house staff who are working so hard to keep shows on.

Stephen Unwin Directs The World Première of BLOODY DIFFICULT WOMEN at Riverside Studios

by Stephi Wild — January 4, 2022

Wind of Change, in association with Cahoots Theatre Company, today announce the world première of Tim Walker's Bloody Difficult Women, charting the events behind the court case Gina Miller brought against Theresa May in 2016 and what has ensued.

Nominations Now Open For The Hearts For The Arts Awards 2022

by Stephi Wild — October 26, 2021

Nominations are now open for the 6th annual Hearts for the Arts Awards, celebrating local authority and cultural trust arts champions and creative community projects.

Theatre Royal Brighton Announces Reopening 24 July

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 7, 2021

Theatre Royal Brighton has today announced its plans to welcome back audiences on Saturday 24 July, providing step 4 of the government’s roadmap goes ahead as scheduled.

Panelists Announced For Giles Terera's THE MEANING OF ZONG Open Conversation

by Stephi Wild — March 29, 2021

This Wednesday 31 Mar, Bristol Old Vic will host a free Open Conversation around Giles Terera's debut play The Meaning Of Zong, looking at the issues raised by the play and its resonance today.

Bristol Old Vic Premiere THE MEANING OF ZONG To Be Broadcast as BBC Radio Play This Month

by Stephi Wild — March 12, 2021

As the UK approaches the anniversary of theatre closures due to lockdown, Bristol Old Vic partners with the BBC Lights Up season celebrating British Theatre and new writing, with a radio broadcast of Olivier Award-winner Giles Terera's debut play, The Meaning of Zong.

Bristol Old Vic Launches Full Season Of Digital Theatre For Spring 2021

by Stephi Wild — February 15, 2021

Bristol Old Vic today announced an ambitious range of digital work running Feb-May to keep people entertained through the Spring and beyond, allowing stories to be shared and creativity to flourish in new ways once again.

Hearts For The Arts 2021 Recognizes the UK's Unsung Local Authority Arts Heroes

by Stephi Wild — February 14, 2021

The winners have been announced for the annual National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2021.

Nominations Open For Hearts For The Arts 2021

by Stephi Wild — November 20, 2020

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Hearts for the Arts Awards, celebrating local authority and cultural trust arts champions and creative community projects.

VIDEO: Patrick Stewart, Toby Jones, and Lesley Manville Add Their Support To Bristol Old Vic's Reopening Appeal

by Stephi Wild — August 13, 2020

Actors, writers and directors including Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduates Patrick Stewart and Trudie Styler, Toby Jones (Messiah), Games of Thrones' Patrick Malahide, Lesley Manville (Long Day's Journey Into Night), former writer-in-residence Kwame Kwei-Armah and Samuel West (Les Liaisons Dan

Initial Casting Announced For The West End Transfer Of THE WATSONS

by Stephi Wild — February 12, 2020

Initial casting is announced today for the West End transfer of Laura Wade's The Watsons, following sold-out runs at both Chichester Festival Theatre and the Menier Chocolate Factory.

Jane Austen's House Announces Laura Wade And Samuel West As Ambassadors For 2020

by Stephi Wild — January 21, 2020

Jane Austen's House in Chawton, Hampshire, has announced that Laura Wade, Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter and her partner, actor and theatre director Samuel West will be its joint Ambassadors for 2020.

Menier Chocolate Factory Announces Spring Season For 2020

by Stephi Wild — January 17, 2020

With the critically acclaimed production of The Boy Friend currently running at the theatre, the Menier Chocolate Factory today announce the forthcoming two productions a?" the European première of Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play Indecent, directed by Rebecca Taichman; and Alan Bennett's Habe

Hearts For The Arts 2020 Shortlist Announced

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 14, 2020

THE WATSONS Will Transfer To The West End

by Stephi Wild — November 12, 2019

Following sold-out runs at both Chichester Festival Theatre and the Menier Chocolate Factory, Laura Wade's The Watsons transfers to the West End in 2020.

Nominations Now Open For Hearts For The Arts Awards 2020

by Julie Musbach — October 10, 2019

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Hearts for the Arts Awards, celebrating local authority and cultural trust arts champions and community culture projects.

Review Roundup: London Premiere Of THE WATSONS Opens At Menier Chocolate Factory

by A.A. Cristi — October 3, 2019

Chichester Festival Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory today presents the London première of Olivier Award-winner Laura Wade's The Watsons at the Menier.

BWW Review: THE WATSONS, Menier Chocolate Factory

by Marianka Swain — October 1, 2019

Laura Wade isn't the first to tackle Jane Austen's unfinished novel, abandoned in 1805, but she is the only one so far to write herself, the struggling adaptor, into the text.